Best Running Shoes - New Balance - Best of New York Shopping 2012 -- New York Magazine

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Best Running Shoes

  • New Balance

    150 Fifth Ave., at 20th St.; 212-727-2520

    If New Balance’s new store had its way, it would put podiatrists out of business. Hypercustomization is the secret. The staff is schooled in ailment prevention and aims to steer you to just the right shoe by observing your gait, then recommending a shoe with the weight, cushioning, and support structure best for your feet and activity of choice (trail running, marathoning, walking, tennis, �barefoot� running). Oh, and you can watch 880 running shoes being made in the glass-walled in-store workshop while you wait.

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